Trump Officially Threatens to Go to War with Panama over Canal Ownership

Feb 4, 2025 | Donald Trump appeared to threaten to go to war against the country of Panama if they didn't give the Panama Canal back to the United States. While talking to reporters, Trump said that we (the US) are "going to take it back, or something very powerful is about to happen." IT is hard to interpret that any other way than threatening military force against the sovereign country. The man is an insane tyrant, the world is on notice that he is unstable. Farron Cousins explains what's happening.

Why Does Trump Want the Panama Canal? - The Global Story Podcast, BBC World Service

Feb 1, 2025 | Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has made a string of expansionist foreign policy announcements, angering several of his international counterparts.

After reiterating his ambitious intention to purchase Greenland, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico, the US president doubled down on his insistence that Washington should regain control of the Panama Canal, the essential shipping passage he claims has been commandeered by China.

Built by the United States in the early twentieth century, the waterway transformed global trade and marked America’s emergence as a superpower on the world stage, before being transferred to Panamanian control via a 1977 treaty. So why has Donald Trump got it in his sights now?

In this episode Jonny Dymond speaks to Julie Greene, professor of American studies at the University of Maryland, about the storied history of the Panama Canal. And the BBC’s North America business correspondent Michelle Fleury discusses the politics and economics behind the Trump administration's diplomatic pursuit of the trade route.

Trump's Panama Canal Myths Exposed

Jan 23, 2025 | Donald Trump suggested he would consider using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and "economic force" to acquire Canada. Anthony Davis reports on Trump's myths about the Panama Canal.

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John Bolton on Donald Trump: He Blew The (Greenland) Negotiations Up | Full Interview

Jan 10, 2025 | Tom Burges Watson is joined by former US ambassador to the UN under Donald Trump, John Bolton, for a special interview discussing and reacting to Donald Trump's recent claims about wanting to control Greenland, the Panama Canal and Mexico as well as other claims made by the President-elect just over a week from his inauguration.

Trump Declares War - On His Allies!

Jan 11, 2025 | President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he would be willing to use force to occupy Greenland and the Panama Canal to protect US strategic interests - and that Canada should be annexed by the United States. Can he be serious? Adrian Goldberg is joined by former senior UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall.

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Is Trump More Serious about Taking Panama Canal and Greenland Now than in First Term? | DW News

Jan 8, 2025 | We start with US president-elect Donald Trump, now less than two weeks away from his inauguration, but already causing concern among America's allies. During his latest press conference in Florida, he talked about expanding US territory in a way that would fundamentally redraw the map of the Western Hemisphere.

He said he wanted to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" as the "Gulf of America". He once again talked about reclaiming the Panama Canal. And then the suggestions of making Canada the 51st US state... and getting Denmark to hand over Greenland.

Trump first floated the idea of buying the arctic island back in 2019 during his first term. It came to nothing then - but is more at play this time around? More after this report.

Trump Threatens Allies & Promises Chaos In Press Conference | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Jan 8, 2025 | Donald Trump spoke with the media yesterday, answering questions about Greenland, windmills and everything in between. Steve Schmidt breaks down the most troubling quotes and how Trump's goals will only bring catastrophe to America.

"Covfefe!"

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"Outrageous": Rep. Jim McGovern Slams Trump's Rhetoric on Taking Panama, Greenland & Canada

Jan 8, 2025

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Trump Refuses to Rule Out Military Force to Seize Greenland and Panama | BBC News

Jan 7, 2025 | The US President-elect Donald Trump has ramped up threats to seize control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, calling both critical to US national security.

Asked at a press conference if he would rule out using military or economic force in order to take over the autonomous Danish territory or the Panama Canal, he responded: "No, I can't assure you on either of those two…. but I can say this, we need them for economic security.”

Both Denmark and Panama have rejected any suggestion that they would voluntarily give up their territory. Mr Trump also said he planned to use “economic force” when asked if he would attempt to annex Canada, calling the US-Canada border an "artificially drawn line".

During the news conference at Mr Trump’s Mar-a- Lago estate in Florida he also criticised environmental regulations, the US electoral system and suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America”.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith.


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NYT:

Trump Floats Using Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal: In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims. »

THE COPENHAGEN POST:

And Greenland’s Premier cancel visit to King Frederik amid growing tensions with the US: Greenland’s Premier, Múte Bourup Egede, has unexpectedly postponed a planned visit to Denmark’s King Frederik, originally scheduled for Wednesday. This happened while Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland for an unofficial visit. »

Donald Trump Says US Needs Greenland and Canada for 'National Security' | BBC News

Jan 7, 2025 | US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened "very high" tariffs on Denmark if it resists his effort to take control of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. Asked during a news conference Tuesday if he would rule out using military or economic force in order to take control of the strategically-important island, he said: "No, I can't assure you on either of those two." "I can say this, we need them for economic security," he said.

Trump also said he would use "economic force" against Canada and called the US-Canada border an "artificially drawn line".


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World Leaders React to Trump Saying He Wants to Acquire the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland

Dec 26, 2024 | President-elect Donald Trump spent Christmas Day laying out his foreign policy aspirations for his second term, including his threat to retake control of the Panama Canal. He also suggested the U.S. could take control of Greenland and Canada. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more on his recent statements and how the world reacted.

President Musk’s President Trump’s second term in office is promising to destabilize the Western world. – © Mark Alexander